Press Conference by Foreign Minister Archives
November 2009

Press Conference by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada

27 November

Opening Statements
- (1) The Fourth FEALAC Foreign Minister’s Meeting
- (2) The First Round of the Meeting of the Expert Committee on the so-called Secret Agreements
- (3) The Council of the Three-level Political Appointees of the Foreign Ministry
The Investigation into the Issue of the So-called Secret Agreements (the Expert Committee, etc.)
The Issue of the Realignment of the US Forces in Japan
The Government Revitalization Unit (the Scrutinizing of Public Projects)
Climate Change (COP15)

Opening Statements
- (1) Kidnapping of a Japanese National in Yemen
- (2) Inauguration of the Expert Committee on so-called Secret Agreements
- (3) Council of the Three Political-level Appointees of the Foreign Ministry
The Research into the so-called Secret Agreements
Nuclear Umbrella (The Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States)
The Government Revitalization Unit (the Scrutinizing of Public Projects)
The Issue of the Realignment of the US Forces in Japan
The Ministerial Committee on the Development of Defense Capabilities

Opening Statements
- (1) Election of the President of the European Council
- (2) The APEC Japan 2010
The Issue of the Realignment of the US Forces in Japan
The North Korean Abduction Issue
Visit to North Korea by a Senior US Official

Opening Statements
- (1) Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
- (2) The Foreign Minister’s Visit to Okinawa
The Issue of the Realignment of the US Forces in Japan
Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
US-China Relations
Kidnapping of a Japanese National in Yemen
Japan-Russia Relations
The Investigation into the Issue of the Secret Agreements
Regional Cooperation in Asia
The Issue of Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

Opening Statements
- (1) The Visit to Japan by President of the United States Barack Obama
- (2) Foreign Minister’s Visit to Okinawa
- (3) The Council of the Three Political-level Appointees
Foreign Minister’s Visit to Okinawa
EPA and FTA Policies in the East Asian Community
The Visit to Japan by President of the United States Barack Obama
The Issue of the Realignment of the US Forces in Japan
Japan-North Korea Relations
The Japan-Russia Summit Meeting
Measures against Global Warming
Agreement on Japanese Migration to the Dominican Republic

Opening Statements
- (1) The Establishment of a Ministerial Working Group on a Replacement Facility for Futenma Air Station
- (2) Attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings in Singapore
- (3) The Decision on Policies for Assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan
- (4) Meeting of the Council of the Three Political-level Appointees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Assistance to Afghanistan
The Issue of the Realignment of the US Forces in Japan (the Ministerial Working Group on a Replacement Facility for Futenma Air Station)
A hit-and-run accident in Okinawa Prefecture
The Japan-US Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Armed Engagement between North Korea and the Republic of Korea (ROK)
US President Obama’s Visit to Japan (a Visit to Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
Voting Rights for Foreigners
East China Sea Issues
The Opening of Press Conferences

Opening Statements
- (1) The Ministerial Committee on Economic Partnership Agreements and the World Trade Organization
Assistance to Afghanistan
The Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting
The Issue of the Realignment of the US Forces in Japan
The Border Dispute between Cambodia and Thailand
Visit to Japan by Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell of the United States
Japan-Russia Relations
The Visit to Japan by President of the United States Barack Obama
The Granting of Voting Rights in Local Elections to Permanent Foreign Residents
The Ministerial Committee on Economic Partnership Agreements and the World Trade Organization